WSJ 2019 Bulletin 1

NEW WORLD NEWS 24 WORLD SCOUT JAMBOREE TH

IN NORTH AMERICA FALL 2016 | BULLETIN Nº 1

Your Friends Are Waiting Make Your Plans to Join Us! Mark your calendars for July 22–August 2, 2019! These are the dates when Scouts from around the globe will gather at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia, USA, for the 24th World Scout Jamboree. This world jamboree is unique because it is a team effort by Scouts Canada, Asociación de Scouts de México, and the Boy Scouts of America.

Unlike any other youth event, the World Scout Jamboree invites you to surround yourself in diverse global cultures by joining your new Scouting friends at a single destination for 12 unforgettable days.

The jamboree experience extends beyond your home—and beyond the boundaries of our countries—to create a global adventure that will last a lifetime!

Our three countries are getting ready to welcome our Scouting friends as family to experience the theme for the 2019 World Scout Jamboree, “Unlock a New World.” This theme speaks to the new adventures, cultures, and friendships that will be shared by Scouts from around the world during the 12-day event.

The World Scout Jamboree is above all an educational event that brings together the world’s young people to promote peace and mutual understanding and to develop leadership and life skills.

Your friends are waiting!

Mike Scott | Co-Chair Scouts Canada Omar Lugo | Co-Chair Asociación de Scouts de México Scott Sorrels | Co-Chair Boy Scouts of America

The 24th World Scout Jamboree will feature the hallmarks of past world jamboree programs, such as the Global Development Village, the World Scout Centre, a special sustainability initiative, and the socialization elements that allow participants to make lifelong friends from around the world.

WHAT IS THE NEW WORLD NEWS? During the next three years, we will be publishing bulletins in order to provide national Scout organizations (NSOs) and their contingents with information to prepare for the 24th World Scout Jamboree. New World News will be distributed through SCOUTPAK, which is distributed by the World Scout Bureau to all NSOs. In addition to bulletins and circulars, we will be communicating with our Scouting family via the following:

Find us on the web! New site—same address— scheduled to be launched by February 2017.

We are excited that the 24th World Scout Jamboree is being held at the Summit Bechtel Reserve, the most advanced adventure camping base for youth in the world. Activities venues include The Rocks, one of the largest man-made climbing facilities in the world; The Park, one of the largest outdoor skateboarding facilities in the world; and The Trax, one of the largest BMX bike facilities in the world. Add in three man-made lakes and several pools that offer a variety of aquatics activities, and you can start to get an idea of how unique this jamboree will be for its participants.

CONTENTS

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24th World Scout Jamboree

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Check us out!

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Jamboree Site

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Jamboree Program

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Other Information

24th World Scout Jamboree DATE

CONCEPTS

For participants and contingents: The 2019 World Scout Jamboree begins with arrivals on Monday, July 22, 2019. The first meal planned is dinner on July 22. The jamboree ends with departures on Friday, August 2, 2019. The last meal planned is breakfast on August 2.

The 24th World Scout Jamboree unites the world’s young people to promote peace, mutual understanding, and respect. It also includes a wide variety of outdoor adventure activities and places a great emphasis on everyday life and social interaction among different cultures that are experienced through the Scouting campsite.

THEME

Friendship

The theme for the 24th World Scout Jamboree, “Unlock a New World,” was developed by our youth bid team, known as the Dream Team. This theme speaks to the new adventures, cultures, and friendships that will be shared by Scouts from around the world during the 12-day event.

• Make lifelong friendships and memories with young people from more than 160 national Scout organizations representing more than 200 nations and territories.

• Celebrate global diversity and appreciate how the things that make us different really join us together as part of the world Scouting movement.

Here is how our Dream Team developed the theme: Because our jamboree is being hosted in North America, it will be defined by the cultures found in the “New World” countries of Mexico, Canada, and the USA. This jamboree will provide a different view on the Scouting movement. Holding fast to our traditions of conservation and outdoorsmanship, a jamboree in the New World is a jamboree that embraces the growing trend of leadership development and global citizenship that our movement has cultivated.

• Redefine yourself by testing your limits and the potential role each of us plays in our world.

Experience • Unlock a new world of life-changing experiences that will help you develop your physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual life, united by the Scout Promise and Law.

As Scouts from around the world embark on their adventure to North America, they will come with obstacles that seem to be “locked,” with no solution.

• Immerse yourself in the North American experience while you share your culture with other young people from around the globe.

But during their time at the Summit, they will join us to seek answers and solutions to international questions and problems such as poverty, starvation, and conflict. Together, we will search for ways to unlock a new world, even if it means forging our own keys. Our discovery of the New World will be met with open arms as we step out of our comfort zones and into the mixing bowl that is North American culture. Our guests will leave with a wider view of the world, a deeper understanding of North America, and a renewed commitment to Scouting as a whole.

When we join together to unlock a New World, we are giving ourselves the chance to start over as members of the human race and to work together for mutual gains that improve everyone’s situation.

• Develop personal leadership and life skills dedicated to service.

This will enable you to demonstrate leadership by service for your generation and in your community.

Adventure • Bike, hike, climb, fly, and swim at the world’s premier youth adventure camp.

• Discover and embrace solutions to the challenges that affect our increasingly shrinking global village.

All of this is delivered through fun, life-empowering, and epic experiences!

To inspire Scouts and promote the jamboree, consider sharing the closing flag transfer ceremony from the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan.

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24th World Scout Jamboree Jamboree Design The logo for the 24th World Scout Jamboree represents the friendship and unity of world Scouting. The globe-shaped design consists of multicolored ribbons featuring the official colors of the national flags of the three host countries and the purple of the world Scouting movement. The logo symbolizes North America reaching out to welcome the world community of Scouting to the 24th World Scout Jamboree.

In addition, as the jamboree is an ofďŹ cial event of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), the World Crest is featured.

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24th World Scout Jamboree ELIGIBILITY Participant and Leader Eligibility To be eligible to be a youth participant at the 24th World Scout Jamboree, you must be born between July 22, 2001, and July 21, 2005. If you are older on the given date, you may be able to apply to become a member of the International Service Team or contingent team, or a unit leader. The exact age requirements have been approved by the World Scout Committee.

Members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) may take part in the 24th World Scout Jamboree under the conditions agreed to between WOSM and WAGGGS as follows: • For Scout and Guide national organizations (i.e., members of both WOSM and WAGGGS—known as “SAGNOs”), invitations to World Scout Jamborees are addressed not only to WOSM registered youth and adults but also to those members registered with WAGGGS.

No. of Participants

No. of CMT

1–9

Up to 1

10–18

Up to 2

19–36

Up to 3

37–72

Up to 5

73–144

Up to 8

145–288

Up to 14

289–576

Up to 22

577–1,152

Up to 30

1,153–2,304

Up to 40

Over 2,304

Please discuss with the jamboree office.

International Service Team (IST) In order to make a jamboree happen, about 9,000 people are needed to serve on the International Service Team. Scouts who are at least 18 years of age at the start of the jamboree are welcome to join the IST. IST members should be able to communicate in English and/or French, and be ready to perform any tasks necessary for the jamboree. In addition, they must attend the jamboree as part of a national contingent. Subsequent bulletins will include more information about the IST. The IST fee is listed on page 5 of this bulletin.

• Youth and adults of national Girl Guide/Girl Scout associations (i.e., those who are members of WAGGGS only) may attend the event with the agreement of the WOSM organization in their country. Girl Guides/Girl Scouts attending such events will be part of the respective national Scout contingent. There will therefore be no WAGGGS contingent.

Each NSO (with the exception of the three co-hosts) must not exceed 10 percent of the total expected number of 45,000 participants (youth, unit leaders, and IST/staff) agreed to by the World Scout Committee; therefore, the expected maximum size of any one contingent is 4,500.

Jamboree Organization The 24th World Scout Jamboree is an alliance of three NSOs: Scouts Canada, Asociación de Scouts de México, and Boy Scouts of America. Each of the three co-hosts has a co-chair. Each co-chair has been approved by the national Scouting organization he represents. These three co-chairs are supported by the 2019 World Scout Jamboree executive director.

Contingent Management Team (CMT) Organizing and running a successful jamboree contingent is a big job. It is recommended that each NSO organize a Contingent Management Team, which is a team of adult leaders to support their participants. Each CMT will have a headquarters on the jamboree site and will camp in the adult camp area.

The co-chairs are part of the Jamboree Executive Team, which includes Mike Scott, Scouts Canada; Omar Lugo, Asociación de Scouts de México; Scott Sorrels, Boy Scouts of America; and Marty Walsh, executive director. The executive director’s office is located in Irving, Texas, USA. The office can be reached by phone at (+1) 972-580-2580 and email at Inquiry@2019wsj.org.

The CMT is a group of leaders with knowledge and experience in financial management, international travel, care of young people, and international Scouting. The CMT is also an ideal environment for developing skills in the next generation of leaders.

The organizational structure of the 2019 World Scout Jamboree is based on four pillars, or functions: administration, operations, program, and logistics. Each has a director as the lead individual who is recruited and approved by the executive team. Each director is responsible for the recruiting and planning of their function as well as cross-functional operations and communications.

The number of CMT members is limited based on the number of participants in the contingent, as shown in the following chart.

CMT members pay the participant fee to attend the 24th World Scout Jamboree.

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24th World Scout Jamboree The Jamboree Management Committee includes the director and assistant directors for each of the four functions, as well as the Jamboree Executive Team. This committee is supported by advisors including but not limited to Dream Team 2, which is composed of nine young adults—three appointed by each of the three co-hosts.

IST will receive four-person wall tents and cots. Staff will eat in the staff dining hall and have lunches that are portable and do not require cooking.

Participant fee: The 24th World Scout Jamboree Executive Committee proposed and the World Scout Committee has officially approved the fee for youth, adult leaders, and CMT members as follows:

Each of the directors of the four functions will be supported by areas.

These areas will have area leads and assistant area leads. Each director will recruit their area leads and assistant area leads (upon approval by the Jamboree Management Committee) from a variety of the top leadership available in NSOs around the world that are represented in WOSM. This will ensure a diversified organization.

We will introduce you to the leadership of the Jamboree Management team in future issues.

WOSM “D” NSOs

$1,275

WOSM “C” NSOs

$957

WOSM “B” NSOs

$638

WOSM “A” NSOs

$319

IST fee: The 24th World Scout Jamboree Executive Committee proposed and the World Scout Committee has officially approved the fee for IST as follows:

The Jamboree Planning Team includes the area leads and assistant area leads, as well as the members of the Jamboree Management Committee.

Each area will be supported by groups that have team leads and assistant team leads. The Jamboree Delivery Team is composed of these team leads and assistant team leads working under the direction of the full Jamboree Planning Team.

WOSM “D” NSOs

$1,175

WOSM “C” NSOs

$882

WOSM “B” NSOs

$588

WOSM “A” NSOs

$294

Discount: A 5 percent discount is available to NSOs that pay a reservation fee to the 24th World Scout Jamboree at the following level per participant, adult leader, CMT member, or IST by December 31, 2017:

Jamboree Fee The 24th World Scout Jamboree will utilize what we are referring to as the “Summit Model” for participants, unit leaders, CMT, and IST. In simplified form, the Summit Model requires attendees to bring to the jamboree only their clothing, sleeping bag, and other personal or exhibit items. The remaining items needed for subcamp living will be provided. We believe that this will significantly reduce overall expense for each participant and IST. Many contingents should experience a material reduction in overall logistics requirements and shipping costs. We are hopeful that this approach will greatly simplify travel arrangements for the contingents.

WOSM “D” NSOs

$150

WOSM “C” NSOs

$110

WOSM “B” NSOs

$75

WOSM “A” NSOs

$55

By meeting the 5 percent discount fee requirement as stated above, the total discounted fee for youth participants, adult leaders, and CMT would be:

Participants, unit leaders, and contingent leadership in participant subcamps will receive:

WOSM “D” NSOs

$1,212

WOSM “C” NSOs

$909

• All cookware and cooking supplies, except for personal mess kits

WOSM “B” NSOs

$606

• All dining areas/facilities in each unit site

WOSM “A” NSOs

$304

• Tents with ground covers (two youth participants per tent)

For IST, the discounted fee would be:

• All tools to set up tents, etc.

• Tables for food preparation and eating by patrols • Cots

WOSM “D” NSOs

$1,116

WOSM “C” NSOs

$840

Campsites have existing permanent shower houses and latrines.

The grocery store methodology will be used for unit food needs, with shelf-stable meals for lunch.

WOSM “B” NSOs

$559

WOSM” A” NSOs

$280

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Jamboree Site The 24th World Scout Jamboree will be held at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, a 10,000-acre/4,047-hectare facility located in West Virginia, USA. The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve’s geolocation is 37.91° N, -81.11° E.

CLIMATE AND WEATHER AVERAGES FOR JULY

Distance

Location and Airport

64 miles/103 km

Charleston, West Virginia (CRW/ KCRW) Yeager Airport

174 miles/280 km

Lewisburg, West Virginia (LWB/KLWB) Greenbrier Valley Airport

210 miles/338 km

Charlotte, North Carolina (CLT/KCLT) Charlotte/Douglas International Airport

227 miles/365 km

Columbus, Ohio (CMH/KCMH) Port Columbus International Airport

276 miles/444 km

Richmond, Virginia (RIC/KRIC) Richmond International Airport

The median cloud cover is 59 percent (partly cloudy) and does not vary substantially over the course of the month.

291 miles/468 km

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PIT/KPIT) Pittsburgh International Airport

Precipitation

300 miles/483 km

Dulles, Virginia (IAD/KIAD) Washington Dulles International Airport

309 miles/497 km

Arlington, Virginia (DCA/KDCA) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

540 miles/869 km

Toronto, Canada (YYZ/CYYZ) Toronto Pearson International Airport

2,186 miles/3,521 km

Mexico City, Mexico (MEX/MMMX) Mexico City International Airport

Temperature The month of July is characterized by essentially constant warm weather, with daily high temperatures around 79 degrees F/ 26.1 degrees C throughout the month, exceeding 85 F/29.4 C or dropping below 71 F/21.6 C only one day in 10.

Daily low temperatures are around 62 F/16.6 C, falling below 53 F/11.7 C or exceeding 68 F/20 C only one day in 10.

Cloud Cover

During the time of the jamboree, on any given day there is a 51 percent chance of precipitation. Throughout July, the most common forms of precipitation are thunderstorms, light rain, and moderate rain.

Relative Humidity The relative humidity typically ranges from 55 percent (mildly humid) to 96 percent (very humid) over the course of a typical July, rarely dropping below 41 percent (comfortable) and reaching as high as 100 percent (very humid).

The air is driest around July 1, at which time the relative humidity drops below 62 percent (mildly humid) three days out of four. It is most humid around July 20, rising above 94 percent (very humid) three days out of four.

AIRPORT DISTANCES The Summit Bechtel Reserve (2550 Jack Furst Drive, Mount Hope, WV 25880) can be accessed from North America by car, bus, and train, and a number of airports are within a 300-mile/482kilometer drive from the site. The distances to the airports listed here are for informational purposes only. Further information about transportation gateways and travel arrangements will be provided at a later date.

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Jamboree Program In general, our intent is to offer the complete World Scout Jamboree experience to which NSOs and youth participants are accustomed, adding the adventure component of the Summit Bechtel Reserve.

While the Summit will offer many adventure elements, it is important to note that not all participants may be able to experience all of the following elements due to program capacity. Summit program elements will be subject to program scheduling and be available as weather and other conditions permit. Adventure elements include but are not limited to: • Sustainability Treehouse • Zip lines • Canopy tours • Challenge course • Skateboard park • Rock climbing • Field sports • Target sports • Mountain biking tracks • BMX course • Swimming • Boating activities • Fishing • Hiking and use of national forest • Field or shooting education/sports • Personal development components such as: —Sustainability Day program —Global Development Village —Potential camp-in-camp program opportunities —Faith and Beliefs —Cultural exhibits

Below are some highlights of what the Summit Bechtel Reserve has to offer: • Longest combined zip lines in the world (5.45 miles/8.7 kilometers) • Longest canopy course in the country (9.55 miles/15.3 kilometers) • Largest man-made outdoor climbing facility in the country (218 stations) • Top purpose-built mountain biking facility in the country • Second-largest outdoor skate park in the country (4.6 acres/ 1.7 hectares) • Second-largest BMX facility in the country (13.7 acres/ 5.3 hectares) • Third-largest combined rifle, shotgun, and pistol shooting venue in the country (more than 250 stations) • Third-largest archery range in the country (116 stations) • Largest natural outdoor arena in West Virginia (80,000 capacity) • Access to one of the top-rated rafting, kayaking, and fishing rivers in the country • Access to some of the most popular climbing areas in the country

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Jamboree Program Program Venues

SUSTAINABILITY

• The Barrels—shooting stations for rifle, pistol, trap, sporting clays, and airsoft

The Sustainability Treehouse is a living education center that not only provides information but also immerses visitors in the concept of sustainability. Between the local timber used to build the structure, the rainwater recovery system, and the wind- and solar-generated energy, the Sustainability Treehouse is not just a museum, it’s an adventure.

• The Bows—static archery and sporting arrows • The Cloud—more than 25 corporate, federal, and nonprofit partners presenting an array of technology areas including robotics, forensics, aerospace, mathematics, engineering, health sciences, chemistry, physics, communications, and information technology

Other sustainability efforts at the Summit Bechtel Reserve include: • Reutilization of gray water for flushing

• The Trax—BMX free-style, downhill, and pump tracks

• Composting toilets and low-flow fixtures

• The Park—beginner skateboarding training area, transition plaza, vertical ramp area, and three skate bowls

• Constructed wetlands to filter waste water on-site

• The Rocks—climbing, belaying, bouldering, and rappelling

• Recycling used cooking oil for green fuel

• The Ropes—high ropes and challenge courses

• Geothermal heat exchange system

• Stream restoration

• The Zip—zip lines including the Big Zip with five 3,100-foot (930-meter) zip lines • The Canopy—canopy tours with zip lines, bridges, and selfrappel elements • High Gear—downhill mountain biking • Low Gear—cross-country mountain biking • The Pools—four pools for scuba and open swimming

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Other Information PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

APPENDICES

Check out the following for more information.

1. Appointment of Head of Contingent Form

• Social media:

2. Contingent Registration Form

WHAT’S IN THE NEXT BULLETIN? The next New World News will be published in January 2017.

Future issues will include details on:

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES— COMING SOON

• Study visit at pre-jamboree (update)

• 24th World Scout Jamboree Design Guidelines

• How to build a jamboree contingent

Guidelines include direction for use of the logo. Please refer to the guidelines when creating items such as your contingent’s badge.

• Terms and conditions

• Revised website

• Official points of entry

PRE-JAMBOREE VISITS

CONTACT DETAILS

There will be several opportunities to visit the jamboree site before 2019. The first opportunity will be the 2017 BSA jamboree from July 19 to July 28, 2017. Additional details will be provided in future communications.

Website: 2019wsj.org

FIRST HEADS OF CONTINGENTS VISIT

Office number: (+1) 972-580-2580 Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central time

• Jamboree schedule

Fax: (+1) 469-913-4817 Email: Inquiry@2019wsj.org

Another opportunity to see the jamboree site is the Heads of Contingents Visit. In April 2018, we will hold the first Heads of Contingents Visit, which is a formal briefing event with the jamboree organization. This is your opportunity to visit the jamboree site and ask questions regarding the program, logistics, and so on. The fee and application process will be announced in later bulletins.

Postal mail: 24th World Scout Jamboree 1325 West Walnut Hill Lane P.O. Box 152079 Irving, Texas 75015-2079 USA

TIMETABLE Please note that this is a tentative timetable and is subject to change.

January 2017

24WSJ New World News No. 2

March 2017

Appointment of Head of Contingent Form due

July/August 2017

Study visit at 2017 BSA jamboree

April 2018

First heads of contingents visit

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Unlock a New World

Please send form to: Inquiry@2019wsj.org

Bulletin 1 — Appendix 1

Appointment of Head of Contingent Form National Scout Organization Country We hereby inform the Jamboree Management Team of the 24th World Scout Jamboree that we have designated the following person to be our head of contingent (First Name)

(Family Name)

(Position in NSO) (Email)

(Telephone)

(Street) (City)

(Region/State)

(Postcode)

(Country)

Form is completed by the international commissioner of the NSO. Details about the international commissioner filling out this form.

(First Name)

(Family Name)

(Position in NSO) (Date)

(Signature)

Contact details for the contingent Same as the head of contingent? o YES o NO If different from the head of contingent, fill in the details below (First Name)

(Family Name)

(Position in NSO) (Email)

(Telephone)

(Street) (City)

(Region/State)

(Postcode)

(Country)

This form should be completed by each national Scout organization (only one per country), and return to the address above by the end of March 2017.

Please send form to: Inquiry@2019wsj.org

Unlock a New World Bulletin 1 — Appendix 2

Contingent Registration Form National Scout Organization Country 1) Does your national Scout organization intend to send a contingent to the 24th World Scout Jamboree?

YES

NO

2) How many people do you estimate that there will be in your national contingent?

Male

Female

Total

Participant Scouts Unit Leaders Contingent Management Team International Service Team Total Contingent Size 3) Form is completed by the international commissioner of the NSO. Details about the international commissioner filling out this form.

(Name)_________________________________________________________________________

(Family Name)___________________________________________________________________

(Position in NSO)_________________________________________________________________

(Date)__________________________________________________________________________ (Signature)______________________________________________________________________

4) Approval from NSO

(Name of NSO)__________________________________________________________________

(Name of Approver)_______________________________________________________________

(Title)__________________________________________________________________________ (Email)_________________________________________________________________________ (Date)__________________________________________________________________________ (Signature)______________________________________________________________________

This form should be completed by each national Scout organization (only one per country), and return to the Jamboree Office by the end of December 2017.